When is a fighter the bigger man?

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  1. Combatesdeboxeo_

    Combatesdeboxeo_ Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Foreman was 6'3 1/2 and ali was even listed at 6'2 1/2 but the key is not the height, Foreman was wider and bigger (frame) if you can't see it you are blind my friend
     
  2. The Kentucky Cobra

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    For the fight both men are officially listed at 6'3" In truth, Ali might have been slightly taller even.

    Ali actually was listed at having an 80" wing span to Foreman's "78.5" In the fight.

    No, I can see just fine. Can you? If anything, the most striking thing about the fight was Ali's head and posture made him look bigger than Foreman, though they were the same height and weight. Foreman was more muscular and sculpted in the shoulders and arms.

    [url]https://fansdeboxe.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/ali-vs-foreman-the-rumble-in-the-jungle.jpg[/url]

    [url]http://images.mid-day.com/images/2014/dec/ali-foreman-zaire-l.jpg[/url]

    [url]https://i.ytimg.com/vi/M22nWSzyccE/maxresdefault.jpg[/url]
     
  3. reznick

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    Foreman was the only boxer Ali talked about in reverence after retiring.
    Has nothing to do with this, but it must be said!
     
  4. lufcrazy

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    Jarrett Hurd is 6'1 with a reach of 76.5

    Rocky Marciano is 5'10 with a reach of 76.

    Right now it is foolish to say Hurd is the bigger man, we all know that's nonsense.

    However if in 5 years Hurd bulks up to weigh 220 pounds, we would then have to accept Hurd is the bigger man.

    Being bigger changes.